GB9409271D0 - Dental floss - Google Patents

Dental floss

Info

Publication number: GB9409271D0
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: dental floss; floss; dental
Prior art date: 1993-05-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

GB9409271A

Other versions

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Colgate Palmolive Co

Original Assignee

Colgate Palmolive Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-05-10

Filing date

1994-05-10

Publication date

1994-06-29

1994-05-10 Application filed by Colgate Palmolive Co filed Critical Colgate Palmolive Co

1994-06-29 Publication of GB9409271D0 publication Critical patent/GB9409271D0/en

1994-11-30 Publication of GB2278283A publication Critical patent/GB2278283A/en

1997-01-08 Application granted granted Critical

1997-01-08 Publication of GB2278283B publication Critical patent/GB2278283B/en

2014-05-10 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61Q—SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS
- A61Q11/00—Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C15/00—Devices for cleaning between the teeth
- A61C15/04—Dental floss; Floss holders
- A61C15/041—Dental floss
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
- A61K8/00—Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations
- A61K8/02—Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by special physical form
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
- A61K8/00—Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations
- A61K8/18—Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition
- A61K8/72—Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing organic macromolecular compounds
- A61K8/81—Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing organic macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
- A61K8/8123—Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by a halogen; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers, e.g. PVC, PTFE
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
- A61K2800/00—Properties of cosmetic compositions or active ingredients thereof or formulation aids used therein and process related aspects
- A61K2800/40—Chemical, physico-chemical or functional or structural properties of particular ingredients
- A61K2800/41—Particular ingredients further characterized by their size
- A61K2800/412—Microsized, i.e. having sizes between 0.1 and 100 microns
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
- Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
- Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
- Y10T428/2933—Coated or with bond, impregnation or core
- Y10T428/2964—Artificial fiber or filament
- Y10T428/2967—Synthetic resin or polymer

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
Birds (AREA)
Dentistry (AREA)
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
Artificial Filaments (AREA)
Treatments For Attaching Organic Compounds To Fibrous Goods (AREA)

GB9409271A 1993-05-10 1994-05-10 Dental floss comprising PTFE and non-PTFE filaments Expired - Fee Related GB2278283B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/059,693 US6270890B1 (en)	1988-03-29	1993-05-10	Dental floss

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB9409271D0 true GB9409271D0 (en)	1994-06-29
GB2278283A GB2278283A (en)	1994-11-30
GB2278283B GB2278283B (en)	1997-01-08

Family

ID=22024629

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9409271A Expired - Fee Related GB2278283B (en)	1993-05-10	1994-05-10	Dental floss comprising PTFE and non-PTFE filaments

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US6270890B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2122422C (en)
GB (1)	GB2278283B (en)
HK (1)	HK1007486A1 (en)

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US6220256B1 (en)	1997-10-27	2001-04-24	Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.	Dental floss holder and improved dental floss
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US20060243298A1 (en) *	2005-04-28	2006-11-02	The Procter & Gamble Company	Dental floss compositions comprising menthol and carboxamides
US20070119475A1 (en) *	2005-11-28	2007-05-31	Cc Pollen Co., Arizona, Usa	Dental floss having a fractionated bee propolis coating
AU2006338510A1 (en) *	2006-02-17	2007-08-23	The Procter & Gamble Company	Oral care regimens and devices
US8513305B2 (en)	2007-05-14	2013-08-20	Research Foundation Of State University Of New York	Induction of a physiological dispersion response in bacterial cells in a biofilm
US20090195951A1 (en) *	2008-02-05	2009-08-06	Bart Sorgeloos	Method and Apparatus for Improved Electrostatic Discharge Protection
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BRPI0906464A2 (en)	2008-02-08	2015-07-14	Colgate Palmolive Co	Flossing, packaging for storing or flossing, and methods for flossing and treating a condition
US9999627B2 (en)	2013-09-03	2018-06-19	BioMimetix, JV, LLC	Methods of treating erectile dysfunction
US10064871B2 (en)	2014-01-22	2018-09-04	Biomimetix Jv, Llc	Methods of treating skin disorders
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BE757004A (en)	1969-10-03	1971-03-16	Gore & Ass	SEALING AGENT
CA962021A (en)	1970-05-21	1975-02-04	Robert W. Gore	Porous products and process therefor
US3699979A (en)	1971-04-08	1972-10-24	Indiana University Foundation	Impregnated article for cleaning the interproximal surfaces of the teeth
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US4776358A (en) *	1986-09-23	1988-10-11	Leonard Lorch	Floss employing microporous tapes sandwiching paste dentifrice
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AT391950B (en)	1988-03-28	1990-12-27	Avl Verbrennungskraft Messtech	DEVICE FOR MEASURING SAMPLE COMPONENTS IN A SAMPLE
US5033488A (en)	1988-03-29	1991-07-23	Colgate-Palmolive Co.	Dental floss
US5209251A (en)	1988-03-29	1993-05-11	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Dental floss
GB8819873D0 (en) *	1988-08-22	1988-09-21	Westone Prod Ltd	Dental floss & tape
US5220932A (en)	1990-12-20	1993-06-22	Westone Products Limited	Dental floss and method of making it
WO1994019684A1 (en)	1993-02-25	1994-09-01	Diametrics Medical, Inc.	Portable immediate response medical analyzer
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1993
- 1993-05-10 US US08/059,693 patent/US6270890B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1994
- 1994-04-28 CA CA002122422A patent/CA2122422C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-05-10 GB GB9409271A patent/GB2278283B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1998
- 1998-06-25 HK HK98106729A patent/HK1007486A1/en not_active IP Right Cessation

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US6270890B1 (en)	2001-08-07
CA2122422A1 (en)	1994-11-11
GB2278283B (en)	1997-01-08
CA2122422C (en)	2005-01-04
GB2278283A (en)	1994-11-30
HK1007486A1 (en)	1999-04-16

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB9214546D0 (en)	1992-08-19	Dental floss
ZA964684B (en)	1997-03-12	Dental floss
GB9409271D0 (en)	1994-06-29	Dental floss
GB9307777D0 (en)	1993-06-02	Dental cements
TW295833U (en)	1997-01-11	Interproximal brush
HU9403519D0 (en)	1995-02-28	Enossal single tooth implant
HK1001246A1 (en)	1998-06-05	Self-dispensing dental floss applicator
GB9322175D0 (en)	1993-12-15	Dental floss applicator
EP0836440A4 (en)	2000-02-23	General purpose dental handpiece
AU118277S (en)	1993-09-27	Dental floss dispenser
AU120313S (en)	1994-05-16	Dental floss holder
AU118806S (en)	1993-11-22	Dental floss dispenser
AU123711S (en)	1995-05-31	Dental floss dispenser
CA70775S (en)	1992-06-05	Dental burr
GB9514046D0 (en)	1995-09-06	Dental floss
AU2767992A (en)	1993-06-07	Dental floss self-applicator
AU122624S (en)	1995-02-13	Dental floss
AU122481S (en)	1995-01-30	Dental floss
GB9410046D0 (en)	1994-07-06	Dental floss
GB9410063D0 (en)	1994-07-06	Dental floss
GB2331704B (en)	1999-10-27	Dental floss
ZA932463B (en)	1994-02-03	Dental articulator
GB9118140D0 (en)	1991-10-09	Dental floss
GB9516963D0 (en)	1995-10-18	Dental floss
GB9419842D0 (en)	1994-11-16	Dental Floss Devices

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2009-01-28	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20080510